At our October Indivisible Ferndale meeting (at Jennifer and Stephen’s home), MaryAnn Hytken spoke to us about an amazing English Language program for adult learners throughout the Humboldt Nation. The program is entitled “English Express” with classes in Eureka, Fortuna and Redway. MaryAnn is hoping to expand the program to Ferndale in 2018.

Just in case you didn’t see the North Coast Journal this past week, MaryAnn and her program were the cover story! And what a story it is!

If you are like Barb and I, this is the time of the year when we look for outstanding community programs where we can donate. English Express is one of those programs. By simply going here, you can learn more about the program and make a donation online. If you prefer, you can always mail in a donation as well.

Please consider giving the gift of language by donating to English Express.

And last, but never least, . . .

Patrick O’Rourke made the journey to Arcata this past week and experienced first hand the “Power to the People Lunch.” This is the group, lead by Elizabeth Conner, that meets every two weeks to make phone calls to our elected Representatives on topics of importance to all of us and our nation. Patrick has suggested that we might combine forces with our friends in Fortuna and host our own Power Lunch phone bank.

I hope you all have some Happy Holidays! Eat, Drink and Be Merry! I will see you in the New Year when we will celebrate an entire year of Indivisible Ferndale achievements and set our sights on the 2018 elections!

3 Responses to Give the gift of Language: English Express

Now this is something I could do and have done it before, years ago at Eureka Adult Education.. How can I get in tough to offer my help in evening classes in Ferndale? Mary Ellen Boynton

*Mary Ellen*

On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Indivisible Ferndale wrote:

> John Vernon posted: “At our October Indivisible Ferndale meeting (at > Jennifer and Stephen’s home), MaryAnn Hytken spoke to us about an amazing > English Language program for adult learners throughout the Humboldt > Nation. The program is entitled “English Express” with classes i” >

The contact information I found is this: A phone number for EnglishExpress: 443-5021
A contact “for more information”: Beth Niemeyer 362-3968
I found this on the English Express website: humboldtenglishexpress.org
There are currently classes in Eureka and Fortuna. I would love to see one start in Ferndale.